2017-2018学年第三十一天

美文晨读

Healthy and Fit最新试卷十年寒窗苦，踏上高考路，心态放平和，信心要十足，面对考试卷，下笔如有神，短信送祝福，愿你能高中，马到功自成，金榜定题名。

The first goal common to all of us is health and energy. We all want to be healthy and fit, to have high levels of energy and to live free of pain and illness. Today, with the incredible advances in medical science, the quality of our health and fitness, and our lifespan（寿命） , is largely determined by design, not by chance. People with excellent health habits are far healthier, have more energy, and live longer and better than people who have poor health habits. Ⅰ.短语翻译

1. on the beach _________________.

2. afford to do something _________________. 3. consider doing something ___________________. 4. owing to __________________. 5. in advance _________________. Ⅱ. 语法填空

Karen：You're late again.

Selina：Sorry，but there was a traffic jam.

Karen：It's always the same excuse. Try to think of something __6__(good) next time.

Selina：But I'm telling __7__ truth！There was an accident in the cross－harbor tunnel. I don't

think anyone was hurt but __8__ took the police over an hour to clear it.__9__，how are you？You look a bit tired.

Karen：Well，actually，I've been __10__(quarrel) with my grandmother again. I feel sad because

if things go wrong，she blames me，even though it's not my fault.

Selina：What did your grandma say?

Karen：Her favorite expression is “Young people are not as well __11__(behave) as they used to

be.” She always complains that I don't show her enough __12__．

Selina：Well，try and understand her. She __13__ do all the things she did __14__ she was young.

It must be very frustrating. Just think，one day we'll be old...

Karen：You're right. I should be more understanding. I think I __15__(buy) her a present and apologize.

Selina：Right. Now you are feeling a bit better，it's your turn to help me. Could you give me a hand

with my maths homework?

Karen：Maths again！Okay，but can we find somewhere to eat first？I'm starving! Ⅲ．阅读理解

A man walks into a doctor's office. He has a cucumber (黄瓜) up his nose, a carrot in his left ear and a banana in his right ear. \replies, \

This is a popular joke among British schoolchildren. It shows Britain's famous dry and satirical (讽刺的) way of seeing the funny side of life. People say this unique sense of humor is

one of Britain's national characteristics.

The British sense of humor is different from other countries because it is often more negative. When it comes to making the British laugh, there is nothing that works better than a socially inappropriate (不恰当的) joke. It reflects the culture where mocking (嘲弄) is part of everyday life.

While most Britons don't take these jokes too seriously, foreigners often don't understand them. A recent survey found that most foreigners who visited Britain think the British are \

Are the British just not as funny as they think they are? Leo McKinstry, a British journalist, thinks the British are funny. \the British of having no sense of humor is like telling Rolls-Royce (劳斯莱斯) that its cars are cheap and not good in quality,\16. What does the doctor actually mean by the remark “You're not eating properly”? A. What you have had is the cause of these problems. B. You are not having the right food. C. You don't eat the way people usually do. D. You eat with the wrong cutlery (餐具) .

17. The word \ A. without water or liquid inside children

C. dull and meaningless serious

18. Why do most visitors, who once visited Britain, think that the British are unfriendly? A. Because the British always take things seriously. B. Because the British have no sense of humor.

C. Because the British are cold and difficult to get along with. D. Because the British have a different sense of humor.

19. Which of the following are NOT the characteristics of British humor? A. dry and satirical C. encouraging and gentle 20. Rolls-Royce’s cars are_____.

A. cheap but not good in quality C. cheap and good in quality

B. expensive and good in quality D. expensive but not good in quality

B. negative and mocking D. clever and witty

D. funny and clever while seeming to be

B. special and popular among school

第三十一天

短语翻译

1. 在海滩上 2. 负担得起 3. 考虑做某事 4. 由于 5. 事先、提前 语法填空

6. better 7. the 8. it 9. Anyway 10. quarrelling 11. behaved 12. respect/regard 13. can't 14. when/while 15. will buy 阅读理解

16-20 CDDCB